xsane ☆

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Description:
Graphical scanning frontend

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 27, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: scanning sane graphics image-acquisition gui

Install: brew install xsane

About:
XSane is a graphical user interface for the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) scanning framework. It provides a user-friendly front-end for acquiring images from flatbed scanners, film scanners, and document feeders. The tool offers advanced features like batch scanning, OCR capabilities, and image manipulation within a single interface.

Key Features:

Graphical interface for SANE scanner access
Support for multi-page batch scanning
Integrated OCR functionality via external tools
Image manipulation and enhancement tools
Plugin architecture for extensibility

Use Cases:

Scanning documents and photos from flatbed scanners
Digitizing film negatives and slides
Batch scanning multiple pages for document archiving

Alternatives:

Simple Scan – Simpler interface, fewer advanced features
scanimage – Command-line tool, no GUI, scriptable

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 27, 2025 4:18pm		7	META	75725a38
Jan 18, 2023 10:52pm		5	VERSION_BUMP	4ade070d